Former Southern Railway Lines

Pictures taken on the former Southern Railway lines, apart from those with their own dedicated gallery such as the Isle of Wight lines. From the last days of steam to more recent times, oldest photos first.

Not a brilliant picture, but a unique occasion unfortunately in utterly foul weather. The funeral train of Sir Winston Churchill, hauled by unrebuilt Bulleid "Battle of Britain" Class 4-6-2 No. 34051 "Winston Churchill", passes the west end of Feltham Yard (though the signal box is Feltham East Box) en route from Waterloo, departure time 13:28 to Handborough, where arrival time was 15:23. Handborough was the nearest station to Blenheim Palace, the Churchill family seat. Saturday 30th January 1965. Slide No. 1142.